GHOST TOWN

Director: David Koepp
Star Rating: 5/5
Release Date: September 19th 2008


With:
Ricky Gervais, Tea Leoni, Billy Campbell,
Greg Kinnear, Kristen Wiig, Brain d’Archy James,
Jordan Carlos, Sebastian lacause

This comedy is about a man called Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) whose people skills aren’t of the best. When Pincus unexpectedly dies after having an operation, but is miraculously revived after several minutes, he wakes up having the most annoying ability to talk to spirits that are earthbound. Even worse, they all need his help, especially Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear), who died recently and wants Pincus to break up the impending marriage of his widow, Gwen (Tea Leoni).
Bertram Pincus goes through a very interesting and funny time trying to balance his life as a dentist, a person who can see ghosts and a man Gwen will fall in love with.

This is one of the best and funniest films I have seen, I would say it is a must see!

THE UNBORN

Director: David.S.Goyer
Star rating: 2/5
Release date: January 9th, 2009

With:
Odette Yustman, Gary Oldman,
Meagan Good, Cam Gigandet, James Remar,
Jane Alexander, Idris Elba, Carla Gugino,
Rhys Coiro.

Sometimes the soul of a dead person has been so tainted with so much evil, that it has been denied entrance to heaven. If this is the case, that soul has to wander between the borderline until it finds a body to inhabit.

This supernatural thriller tells a story about a young woman Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman) who is pulled into a world of nightmares and a demonic spirit that haunts her and threatens her family. Casey had always hated her mother for leaving her, but when weird and supernatural things start to happen, she understands why she left. Casey decides to go to a Spiritual Advisor, Sendak (Gary Oldman). With Sendak’s help Casey finally finds out about her family curse dating back to Nazi Germany, a demonic demon that can inhabit anyone and anything. Her only chance for survival is to shut the doorway from beyond our world, which was opened by someone who was never born.

I wasn't to keen on this film, as at first i didn't really understand it. I think that it is a good film to watch and it is guaranteed to give you a shock.

MARLEY & ME

Director: David Frankel
Star rating: 5/5
Release date: March 31st 2009

With:
Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin,
Eric Dane, Haley Bennett, Clarke Peters,
Haley Hudson, Marc Macaulay, Sandy Martin.

The films tells a story about two people John Grogan (Owen Wilson) and Jenny Grogan (Jennifer Aniston) who get married and are ready to follow Jenny’s checklist of things to accomplish within their lives together. This isn’t just a checklist of small things, its BIG things, like, ‘Get married’, ‘Buy a house’ etc. John is very happy to follow jenny’s checklist, apart from the dreaded ‘having a baby’.
John’s single-for-life best friend Sebastian (Eric Dane) tells John that he should get a dog, as this could potentially act as a child. They both have good jobs, Johns a reporter and Jenny’s a journalist, so he thinks getting a dog might be a bit more easier than starting a family as he wants to make his mark in his work place.
They eventually buy a dog, and call it Marley, but what Marley turns in to isn’t what they expected. With another kid on the way after having two, life starts to become a bit more difficult. Jenny has quit her job, but John got promoted, money isn’t the problem, Marley is.

I think this film is a definite must see, I promise you, no one will come out that cinema not crying, it’s the tearjerker of the year.

HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU.

Director: Ken Kwapis
Star rating: 4/5
Release date: 6th February 2009

With:
Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, Drew Barrymore,
Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly,
Jennifer Connolly, Justin Long, Kevin Connolly,
Kris Kristofferson, Scarlett Johansson.

Set in Baltimore a widely popular bestseller from ‘Sex and the City’ scribes Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, He’s Just Not That Into you, which tells the story of a group of interconnected, Baltimore – based twenty – thirtysomethings that navigate there way through various and interesting ways in how to have/or start a relationship with someone.

Everyone in this film basically has a main role, as it follows about 6 relationships. Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) just wants a man that will call, when he says he will. While Alex (Justin Long) advises her not to wait around the phone for the man to call, as it’s more than likely ‘there not into you’. Beth (Jennifer Aniston) is wondering if it’s normal to be in a relationship with someone for several years but still Neil (Ben Affleck) doesn’t want to get married. Janine (Jennifer Connelly) is wondering whether she should call it off with her childhood sweetheart Ben (Bradley Cooper), as she suspects he is lying to her. Whereas Ben thinks he wants to stay with Janine but can’t quite trust himself with Anna (Scarlett Johansson). Anna can’t decide whether she likes Conor (Kevin Connolly), who is a straightforward no-sparks standby, or the hunky married man who she knows she can’t have. And then there’s Mary (Drew Barrymore) who’s found an entire network of loving men, but she now needs to find one that’s straight.

After watching this film I realised how many problems people encounter when they are either in a relationship or wanting one. I would say this is a definite must see and I am giving it a star rating of 4/5.